BioTek Instruments, MilliporeSigma Combine Forces

BioTek Instruments has announced its collaboration with MilliporeSigma on an integrated solution for long-term live cell experiments and dynamic time-lapse analyses, including automated cell perfusion and imaging.

The solution leverages each company’s respective expertise, and consists of BioTek’s new Lionheart™ FX Automated Live Cell Imager and MilliporeSigma’s new CellASIC® ONIX2 Microfluidic System.

This collaborative solution was introduced at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting recently held April 16-20, 2016 in New Orleans, LA. The Lionheart FX Automated Live Cell Imager is optimized for live cell microscopy, with up to 100x magnification and brightfield, color brightfield, phase contrast and fluorescence channels.

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